Ice sign



' April 7, 1931- w. H. SAYNDEFUR 1,800,106

ICE SIGN Filed May 27, 1950 INVENTOR WITNESS:

' ATTORNKY Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES WILLIAM HENRY SANDEFUR, OF FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.

ICE sren Application filed May 27,

This invention relates to signs and more particularlyto a sign which may be displayed for the purpose of indicating to an ice-man, the quantity of ice to be left at the L6] house, upon a door or door frame of which, for example, the device may be suspended, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a devicefor this purpose in which ordinal-bearing plates may be dismountably suspended upon the face of a main plate so as to give a total of the number of pounds of ice to be delivered.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in combination with the means for suspending the ordinal-bearing plates, referred to above, means for confining the lower edges of the plates so as to prevent the plates being blown loose from the suspension means.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in connection with the main plate of the device, a pocket in which a plurality of v groups of the ordinal-bearing plates may be arranged and maintained in separate positions.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood of course that minor changes may be made so long as they fall within the scope of the claims.

In describing my invention in detail, ref

erenoe will be had to the accompanying drawing, wherein likecharacters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 2- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the device embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical front to rear sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

V The device comprises a rectangular plate, the margins of which are preferably over- 1930. Serial No. 458,267.

turned in a rearward direction as indicated by the numeral 2 so as to reinforce the said plate and the plate is provided near its upper edge with anopening 3 for the passa e of a securing screw or the like indicated by the 55 numeral 4 whereby the plate may be secured to and sus ended upon a door or door frame or other XBCl support. The device is, as stated above, intended, primarily for indieating to an ice-man, the number of pounds 00 of ice to be delivered and it maylikewise be employed to indicate the number of loaves of bread to be delivered or in fact the quantity of any commodity, andthere is printed or otherwise. depicted upon the face of the plate a word, indicated by the numeral 5, indicating the nature of the commodity, and below this word the plate is stamped to pro vide a plurality of suspension hooks indicated by the numeral 6.

The ordinal-bearing plates above referred to are indicated by the numeral 7 andeach of these plates is of oblong rectangular form andhas itsupper marginal portion overturned as indicated by the numeral 8 so as to be reinforced and each plate bears a printed or painted ordinal 9 and an opening 10 is formedin each of theplates 7 below the overturned marginal portion 8 thereof so as to adapt each plate to besupported upon one oft ehooks6. Ordinarily ten of these plates will be employed in connectionwith each of the devices and the plates will be numbered from 1 to 0 so that any desired combination of two or three ordinals may be effected inorderto indicate the number of pounds of ice or the number of articles to be delivered. In order that the plates may be securely held in place in their suspended and assembled relation, as shown in Figure 1, a strip 11 of sheet metal is riveted along its lower marginal portion as at 12 to the face of the plate 1 so that the strip extends transversely of the plate below the books 6 and the ends of the strip are overturned in a rearward direction as indicated by the numeral 13 so as to be anchored to and embrace the side edges of the plate 1. The upper portion of the stri is sprung in a forward direction so that tli e lower marginal i be engaged between the faceof the plate 1 portions of the ordinal-bearing. plate 7 may and the upper portion of the strip 11 and, if desired, the upper marginal portion of the strip may be overturned in a rearward direction as indicated by the numeral 14:.

In order that a pluralityof the ordinalbearing plates may be stored in convenient position for use, a pocket indicated in general by the numeral 15, is provided, and this pocket is preferably formed integral with the lower portion of the plate 1 and is bent so as to provide a front portion 16, end walls'17, a

and laterally extending flanges 18 at the rear edges of the end walls, these flanges being riveted or otherwise secured as. at 19 to the plate 1, at the juncture of the portion of the plate from which the pocketis formed, with the plate 1, the sheet blank is curved to form a bottom 20 for the pocket.

A bolt 21 is secured through alined openings in the upper marginal portion of the front wall 11 of the pocket 16 and through the plate 1, and a sleeve 22 is fitted onto this bolt and, by reference to Figures 1 and 3 of the drawings, it will be observed that such of the ordinal-bearing plates as are not in use, may be arranged in groups in the pocket, at opposite sides of theb olt 21. e

What I claim is 1. A device of :the class described comprising a plate bearing, upon its face, the name of'a commodity, suspension hooks'upon the platebelow the said name, ordinal-bearing plates removably suspended from. the hooks, and a strip secured to the'face of the firstmentioned plate and spaced at its upper edgetherefrom to receive and retain the lower edges of the suspended ordinal-bearing plates. V v

2. A device of the class described com: prising a plate bearing, upon its face, the name of a commodity, suspension hooks upon the plate below the said name, ordinal-bearing plates removably suspended from the hooks, a pocket upon the first mentioned plate to accommodate a plurality of the ordinal-bearing plates, and a bolt secured through the first mentioned plate and the wall 'of the pocket between the ends of the 7 pocket to brace the same and also serve as a means for spacing separate" groups of the ordinal-bearing plates.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

. ,WILLIAM HENRY SANDEFUR, 

